2. BACK TO BASICS, PT. 2

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RIVER

WHO THE HELL DOES GAVIN THINK HE IS BARGING UP IN HERE LIKE THAT?

HE GOT SOME FUCKING NERVE.

RIVER: CAN I OFFER YOU SOMETHING TO DRINK?

GAVIN: NO, BUT YOU CAN OFFER ME AN EXCUSE AS TO WHY YOU BEEN ACTING FUNNY AND SHIT.

RIVER: I HAVEN'T BEEN ACTING FUNNY. I'VE JUST BEEN BUSY.

GAVIN: BUSY DOING WHAT? IGNORING MY EXISTENCE?

RIVER: YOU KNOW IT'S NOT LIKE THAT GAVIN.

GAVIN: I CAN SEE IT ALL OVER YOUR FACE. IF I DID SOMETHING TO YOU I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS SO WE CAN FIX IT.

RIVER: YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. IT'S ME.

GAVIN: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? MAYBE I CAN HELP.

He could help by letting that bitch go.

RIVER: I DON'T THINK YOU COULD HELP. I THINK YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH ALREADY.

GAVIN: SO IT IS SOMETHING I DID.

RIVER: NO...YES...WHY DOES IT MATTER WHETHER OR NOT I'VE BEEN ACTING FUNNY OR NOT? YOU'RE WITH WHAT'S HER NAME.

GAVIN: OH I SEE...THIS IS ABOUT PASSION.

RIVER: DON'T EVER CALL HER NAME IN MY PRESENCE AGAIN.

GAVIN: I KNOW YOU TWO HATE EACH OTHER, BUT THAT AIN'T GOT SHIT TO DO WITH US.

RIVER: SHE'S SO....I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T CARE FOR HER. SEEING YOU TWO THAT DAY REALLY CRUSHED ME.

GAVIN: RIVER ITS...

RIVER: I GET IT. IT'S COMPLICATED.

GAVIN: THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.

RIVER: WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SAY THEN?

GAVIN: NOTHING...YOU SEEM JEALOUS.

RIVER: ME JEALOUS? NIGGA GET REAL. I'M NOT THE JEALOUS TYPE.

GAVIN: THERE'S NO NEED FOR YOU TO BE JEALOUS. IF YOU HADN'T LEFT WE  WOULD BE TOGETHER.

RIVER: REALLY?

GAVIN: DUH!!! YOU KNOW THAT.

RIVER: I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

GAVIN: AND THAT MIGHT BE?

RIVER: DO YOU LOVE HER?

He didn't say anything.

RIVER: GAVIN?

GAVIN: IT'S COMPLICATED.

RIVER: HOW THE HELL IS IT COMPLICATED? EITHER YOU LOVE HER OR YOU DON'T. IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION.

GAVIN: IT IS COMPLICATED. YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.

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